Gaumont has inked a raft of major pre-sales on Anne Fontaine's "Gemma Bovery," a romantic comedy with Gemma Arterton, ahead of its world premiere at Toronto.
Gaumont has pre-sold the film, a playful twist on Gustave Flaubert's classic novel "Madame...

On the eve of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection announcement, a major competition prospect has emerged in Tommy Lee Jones' frontier drama "The Homesman," starring Jones and Hilary Swank as a claim jumper and a pioneer woman undertaking a...

Based on "The Double" by novelist Jose Saramago, "Enemy" stars Jake Gyllenhaal in what the old studio publicity departments used to call "a demanding dual role." We're in a city — Toronto, clouded over with haze and a peculiar, sickly light...

Movie doubles seem to be multiplying at an alarming rate. At last fall's Toronto International Film Festival both "Enemy" and "The Double" grappled with what happens when you confront your doppelganger, and the idea appeared again in several films at the Sundance Film Festival.
With their enigmatic explorations of identity and persona, these recent films seem to be grappling with the human issues of the online age.
"Enemy," opening in Los Angles on March 21 and already available on VOD, also has its...

After losing itself for some time, the legendary 114-year-old French studio Gaumont bounced back to the top of the charts with the box office phenom "The Intouchables" in 2011. Three years later and with more French hits under its belt, the vertically integrated major headed by Sidonie Dumas has proven that the blockbuster laffer wasn't just a lucky break. The company is thriving on all fronts -- French distribution, international sales and TV biz -- while keeping its focus on director-driven French films...

Melanie Laurent Photos

An accomplished young French actress, Melanie Laurent has managed to land English-language roles in such films as Denis Villeneuve's "Enemy," Louis Letterier's "Now You See Me" and Quentin Tarantino's "Inglorious Basterds." But aside from her busy acting career, Laurent has also found time to step behind the camera with her sophomore film, the friendship drama "Breathe" (Respire), which screened May 17 in Cannes' Critics' Week and is already one of the most buzzed-about films playing in the sidebar. Based...

A24 has acquired U.S. rights to the upcoming family drama "Room," starring Brie Larson.
The film, based on Emma Donoghue's 2010 novel, is set to shoot in the fall with Lenny Abrahamson directing.
Ed Guiney is producing. Andrew Lowe will executive produce for Irish production company Element Pictures and Tessa Ross, Sue Bruce Smith, and Rose Garnett will
executive produce for Film4. The film is being developing with the Irish Film Board.
"Room," which came out in 2010, is told from the viewpoint of a 5-...

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has bought most international markets to Amy Adams' upcoming sci-fi project "Story of Your Life."
The SPWA deal was closed at Cannes on the heels of Paramount buying North American and Chinese rights to the film, to be directed by Denis Villenueve from Eric Heisserer's adaptation of a Ted Chiang short story.
Adams will play a linguist in the military who attempts to hold a dialogue with alien invaders. Rights are repped by FilmNation internationally.
Production...